Mocs Prevail Under Tough Wind Conditions to Tie School Record at Ole Miss
MADISON, Miss.---The wind made scoring difficult at the Bank of America Intercollegiate, yet No. 12 Chattanooga emerged with a final-round 289 (+1) to claim its fourth title this season to tie the school record for wins (2007). The Mocs shot the second low round of the day at the Reunion Golf and Country Club in Madison, Miss., finishing the 54-hole event at 852.
Chattanooga topped No. 45 LSU, the two teams were tied heading into the final round, by four shots and host Ole Miss, ranked 32nd, by 13 shots. North Florida tied for third with the Rebels after a six-under par 282.
“As good as Tyler (Neff) was for us yesterday, Ben Rickett was today,” said Head Coach Mark Guhne. “He brought it back after a tough start.”
Jonathan Hodge led the Mocs in fourth place overall at 212 (-4) after a final round 72 (E). It is his sixth top five of the year, fourth of the spring. J.T. Clendenin finished tied for eighth at two-under par, 214, following a final round 72 (E).
Rickett played four-over par (40) on the front side before coming in at 34 (-2) to shoot 74. He finished the tournament tied in 11th place at 215 (-1). First day hero Tyler Neff shot a four-over par 76, to complete his tournament tied for 13th at even par 216. Derek Rende completed a solid tournament at two-over par 218 following a 71 (-1) today to tie for 21st.
“It was truly a team win,” added Guhne. “We needed everybody to get this done against a tough field. Derek and J.T. were both solid for us today. This is certainly a performance to build on.”
UTC’s three drop scores for the week were 74, 73 and 76, or a total of 223 (+7). That score would have finished tied for 41st for the tournament, and in the top three on seven squads, leading one.
The Mocs are off until the Southern Conference Championships April 20-22 at the Country Club of South Carolina in Florence, S.C.
Stamey superb again as Spartans finish seventh at Bank of American Intercollegiate
MADISON, Miss. ? Nathan Stamey’s third straight sub-par round gave him a third-place finish and helped UNC Greensboro to seventh place in the final team standings at the Bank of America Intercollegiate at Reunion Golf Club.
Chattanooga won the team title by four shots, carding a total of 852 to outlast LSU by four shots. The Spartans shot a final round total of 292 to move up in a pack of teams in the middle of the standings. The Spartans moved into seventh on the final day, three shots behind UAB and four behind Vanderbilt.
Starting on the backside, Stamey played his first nine holes at four-under 32 and was in contention for the title. But a bogey at No. 3 and consecutive bogeys on Nos. 6 and 7 proved costly. UAB’s Zach Sucher won the individual title with a final round 68, beating Mississippi’s Jonathan Randolph by two shots and Stamey by four. Chattanooga’s Jonathan Hodge was fourth, one shot behind Stamey.
The Spartans return to action next Monday at the Palisades Collegiate in Charlotte, NC.
AGATE
TEAM SCORING: Chattanooga 852, Louisiana State 856, North Florida 865, Mississippi 865, Vanderbilt 872, UAB 873, UNCG 876, Mississippi State 877, South Alabama 883, Louisiana Tech 884, Southern Mississippi 890, Memphis 890, Southeastern Louisiana 911, Mercer 915, Jackson State 817.
INDIVIDUAL SCORING
Top 10: 1. Zach Sucher (UAB) 69-70-68=207; 2. Jonathan Randolph
(Mississippi) 66-69-74=209; 3. Nathan Stamey (UNCG) 70-71-70=211; 4.
Jonathan Hodge (Chattanooga) 71-69-72=212; T-5. Jeff Dennis (North Florida) 68-75-70=213l T-5. John Peterson (LSU) 70-69-74=213; T-5. Ian Rochester
(Memphis) 68-70-75=213; T-8. J.T. Clendenin (Chattanooga) 70-72-72=214; T-8. Andrew Loupe (LSU) 71-69-74=214; T-8. Paul Apyan (Southern
Mississippi) 70-70-74=214.
Other UNCG Players: T-21. Drew Younts 75-72-71=218; T-24. Darragh Coughlan 72-74-73=219; T-63. Will Bowman 73-81-78=232; T-68. John Isenhour 76-77-82=235.
Moore and Kim Lead Cougars at Wyoming Cowboy Classic
Scottsdale, Ariz. - Harrison Moore and Soonam Kim both shot a 68 in the third round to lead the College of Charleston men's golf team to 11th at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic held April 7-8 at the Talking Stick Golf Club in Scottsdale Ariz. UC Davis won the tournament with a three-round total of 833. Charleston finished with 855, just a stroke out of the top 10.
Moore finished the tournament tied for 25th with a 211 while teammate Kim tied for 31st with a 212. Dennis McCollum tied for 47th with a 215, while Tim Tang posted a 217 to tie for 56th. Rounding out the Cougar effort was Scott Larkin, who tied for 101st with a 225.
The Cougars are off until April 20-22 when they travel to Florence, S.C. to take part in the Southern Conference Championship being held at the Country Club of South Carolina.
Cougar Results
T25 Harrison Moore 69-74-68=211
T31 Soonam Kim 72-72-68=212
T47 Dennis McCollum 73-72-70=215
T56 Tim Tang 74-73-70=217
T01 Scott Larkin 76-75-74=225
Team Results
1 UC Davis 273-280-280=833 -7
2 Grand Canyon 274-274-288=836 -4
3 Idaho 279-281-279=839 -1
Oregon State 283-279-277=839 -1
5 Utah, Univ. of 276-284-280=840 E
6 North Texas, U. of 278-287-282=847 +7
Western Kentucky 287-283-277=847 +7
8 Kennesaw St. 280-290-280=850 +10
9 Boise State 287-281-284=852 +12
10 UC Santa Barbara 281-284-289=854 +14
11 Charleston, Coll. Of 288-291-276=855 +15
12 Texas El Paso 287-284-289=860 +20
13 UC Riverside 283-292-286=861 +21
14 Old Dominion 285-289-288=862 +22
15 Southern Utah 288-284-293=865 +25
16 Texas Pan American 291-289-286=866 +26
17 Weber State 298-293-279=870 +30
18 Utah Valley State 291-293-290=874 +34
19 Wyoming 298-292-287=877 +37
20 Northern Colorado 307-296-300=903 +63